Safety razor



Mmm 3l, 3%@ E, CALQGEH@ SAFETY RAZOR Filed June 2l, 1954 Vm ym j@ d w V@ATTORNEY f I BY i m n Patented Mar. 31, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE1 Claim.

This invention relates to safety razors and has for the primary objectthe provision of' an improved holder and handle wherein the holderconsists of a minimum number of parts and is especially co-nstructed toaccomodate a single edge blade shaped similarly to the blade of astraight razor and will permit the blade to be easily and quicklyinstalled and removed therefrom and when supporting the blade willposition the cutting edge of said blade properly with respect to theguard of the holder so that efficient cutting action on the hair of apersons face will be assured without danger of scraping or cutting theskin of the face.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and acompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isan end elevation partly in section illustrating a safety razorconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a. perspective view illustrating the same with the bladeremoved.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the holder with the bladeremoved.

Figure 4 is a plan View illustrating a handle employed for supportingthe blade so that the latter may be sharpened or stropped.

Figure 5 is an edge view illustrating a spring retaining element for theblade.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l indicates in entiretythe razor forming the subject matter of the present invention andincludes a handle 2, a holder 3 and a blade 4, the latter having asingle cutting edge and shaped or constructed similarly to a blade of astraight razor.

The holder 3 includes a body 5 of tubular formation, one wall of whichis of an increased thickness and slotted, as shown at B, which denesiiange-like portions 1 and 8 extending laterally of the body 5. Theflange-like portion 8 is provided with a series of teeth 9 to form aguard for the cutting edge of the blade 4 when positioned in the slot ofthe body. The angelike portion 'l tapers from the body towards its freeedge upon its outer face and terminates short of the teeth 9 to properlyexpose the cutting edge of the blade. The ends of the teeth are round soas to glide over the skin of a persons face with the cutting edges ofthe blade properly positioned to cut or sever the hair upon the facewithout danger of cutting or scraping the skin of the face. Thenon-cutting edge or portion of the blade 4 is disposed within the body5, as shown in Figure 1, and the blade is applied and removed from thebody by way of .either end of the latter and when slid into the body tohave its thickened and non-sharpened edge engaged by a flat bowed springl0 to cause the blade to bear against opposite walls of the slot of thebody and thereby prevent accidental displacement of the blade in anydirection with respect to the holder. The ends of the leaf spring arebent angularly and rit within notches Il formed in the ends of the bodyto prevent displacement of the spring.

A screw threaded shank l2 is formed integrally with the body and thehandle 2 has one end socketed and interiorly screw threaded for threadedconnection to the shank l2 whereby the handle may be readily applied andremoved from the holder when desired. The other end of the handle isbiiurcated to form spaced jaws I3 and also is exteriorly screw threadedto have f threaded thereon a clamping ring I4.

When desiring to sharpen or strop the blade 4 the jaws I3 are slid overone end of the blade causing the jaws to spread and by screwing the ringI4 towards the blade or the free ends of the .I

jaws will cause the latter to ,eiciently grip the blade to retain thelatter in proper position on the handle for stropping or sharpening.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A safety razor comprising a tubular-shaped body having one wall thereofincreased in thickness and slotted to provide flange-like portionsextending laterally of the body and presenting opposed blade engagingfaces, said razor having a blade with a thickened non-sharpened edgearranged between said faces and extending into the body to engage aninner wall of said body, teeth formed on one of the ange-like portionsand extending beyond the cutting edge of the blade to provide a guard,said body having f' notches in the ends thereof, and a bowed springbearing against the blade in the body at the thickened edge of the bladeto force said blade against the opposed blade engaging faces and to holdthe blade from accidental movement in either an outward or lateraldirection and said spring having the ends thereof bent angularly andengaging in the notches.

ELIA CALOGERO.

